Ring of Brodgar Stone Circle and Henge

  • Mainland Orkney

 

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Ring of Brodgar Stone Circle and Henge

About 5m north east of Stromness on the B9055.

Parking available.

Please note, there are no toilets at the Ring of Brodgar. The nearest public toilets are at the Maeshowe Visitor Centre. Search for public toilets on Orkney.

Grid reference - HY 294 134.

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What's on at Ring of Brodgar Stone Circle and Henge

General view of Ring of Brodgar

Ring of Brodgar Walk

Selected dates until Thursday 27 March 2025

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Opening times

Open year-round.

Please follow the one way system on your visit.

Some sections of the inner path may be closed periodically to allow the grass path to rest and regenerate.

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Facilities

Four of the standing stones at Stenness in the evening

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Stones of Stenness Circle and Henge
A grassy cairn with an open entrance, surrounded by a fence

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Unstan Chambered Cairn
Maeshowe Chambered Cairn.

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Maeshowe Chambered Cairn
A small grass-covered house built over a small stream

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Click Mill
The grass covered foundations of a medieval building

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Earl's Bu and Church, Orphir
A general view of the prehistoric village at Skara Brae.

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Skara Brae
A brick wall chamber inside the cairn with two openings in its walls

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Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn
A very large block of sandstone into which a Neolithic burial chamber has been cut

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Dwarfie Stane
Four of the standing stones at Stenness in the evening

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Stones of Stenness Circle and Henge
A grassy cairn with an open entrance, surrounded by a fence

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Unstan Chambered Cairn
Maeshowe Chambered Cairn.

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Maeshowe Chambered Cairn
A brick wall chamber inside the cairn with two openings in its walls

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Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn
A very large block of sandstone into which a Neolithic burial chamber has been cut

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Dwarfie Stane
A three layered stone cairn, covered by grass

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Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn
Two thick stone walls with smaller stone slabs standing in between them

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Midhowe Chambered Cairn
The underground remains of a stone cairn covered by a modern ceiling

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Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn

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